The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-10
Washington Notes.

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WashingtO1 Notes.
RANDALL FOR SECRETARY
NEW YORK, March "a Washing
ton special says: 1t has been suggest
ed to the president by a number OF
of prominent democrats that it would
be good thing if he would appoint
Samuel J. Randall as secretary of the
treasury. The gentlemen making
these suggestions are reformerS. They
have said to Cleveland that the admin
istratiOn would be terribly handicapped
in the next presidential campaign if
something is not done to secure re-
duction of taxation. They have argued
formers will never be able to accom-
plish anything as long as Randall is in
the house. They say, therefore, that
the president would make a master
stroke by taking Randall into his cab
met.
MATTHEW'S SUCCESSOR.
NEW YORK, March "A Washing
ton special says the appointment Of
Trotter by Recorder Matthews as dep
uty recorder of deeds is understood
to have been suggested by the presi-
dent. 1t is probable that when Mat
theWs goes out of office, as he will on
adjournment of congress, the president
will reappoint the rejected Trotter as
recorder and that the rejected Trotter
will appoint rejected Matthews as dep
uty recorder. This would surely
be regarded as defiance of authority
of the senate and of public sentiment
in the district. Some of the inhabi-
tants of the district are inclined to
view the situation from humorous
point of view. Frank Ward hired a
band of coloTed musicians and late last
evening marched them up in front OF
| the White House, where they played
| four separate times as a serenade
| There's New Coon in Town To-day .
This musical indignity is unparalleled
in the history of presidents.
little contest in the senate
| over the confirmation of James
NJ. Trotter, the cOlOred nominee to the
| office of recorder of deeds of the Dis.
| trict of Columbia. The action of that
body, though apparently inconsistent
with the principles enunciated in con-
nection with Matthews case, upon the
heels of which it so closely followed, is
| explained in variety of ways. Trottel
came. it is urged. with an excellent rec.
| ord as eX-union soldier, which, with the
senate, counts for much. No charge
| was made against him, as was the case
| with Matthews, either of a business OF
political nature. and there was nothing
| TO he said in opposition, beyond the
fact that he is alien to the district
The vote stood 80 to IL. OF the minor.
| ity three only, Ingalls,, Sabine and
Palmer are republicans.
| TROTTER CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 4.-Tht
Senate has confirmed the nominations
of Capt. A. w. Greeley, to be BrigadieI
General, and James NJ. Trotter to be
| Recorder of Deeds for District of Col
| umbia.
The Senate has confirmed the follow
| ing nominations: John NJ. Mercer, Of
Iowa, to be Surveyor of Customs fol
| the port of Burlington, Ia; E. F. Hud
son. of Nebraska. to be Receiver o.
Public Moneys at Lincoln, Neb. Post
masters: Vicksburg, Miss, William
| Groome; Cleveland, O., w. W. Arm
strong; Montgomery City, Mo-, 1. z
Powell; Pleasant Hill, Mo-, ID. F
| WhitSett.
ANOTHER VETO.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Tivel
and harbor bill failed to receive TIT
presidents signature. 1t reached hin
several days ago, but was pocketed ant
vetoed.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
| Colonel VIM. d. Whipple
to be Assistant Adjutant General. will
the rank of Colonel; Lieutenant-COlOn
ell Chauncey McKever, to be Assistan
Adjutant General with the rank o
Colonel Major Oliver D. Green, Assist
ant Adjutant General, with the RAM
of Lieutenant Colonel; Majo
Henry C.. Wood, Assistant Adjutan
General to he Assistant Adjutant Gen
eraI, with the rank of Colonel; Majo
James 7. Martin, Assistant Adjutan
General, to be Assistant Adjutan
General with the rank of Lieutenan
Colonel: Reuben A. Reeves, of Pales
tine. Texas. to be Associate Justice O
the Supreme Court of the Territory O
Mexico; Commodore Lewis A. Kimberly
! of Illinois, to be Rear Admiral of tn
Navy.
A CONGRESSIONAL RESUME.
The Congress which ended its exis
tence at noon to-day has afforded
striking illustration of the Constant in
! crease in the volume of legislation de
manding the attention of congress
which has been going on for the las
three or more Congresses. More bill
! were introduced in both houses, NOR
committee reports made, more bill
: passed, more became laws and NOR
were vetoed than ever before. Most c
, these measures were Of comparative
. importance, such as bills grantin
|, private pensions and special relief, al
!, thoriZing the erection of bridges, gram
ing right of way and the lik'
but many, not only {
!, the bills and reports presented
but of the laws enacted were of gener;
i. interest and Importance. a numbt
! of bills enacted into laws were old an
familiar claimants for legislative favO
In this category belong the Presidentii
Succession Bill, the Electoral CouI
Bill, the Interstate Commerce Bill, an
o the bill for the relief of Fit
;, Congress commenced its session on Il
4th day of December 1885 and was
II session until the 5th of August, Wht
, it adjourned until December 9Th, al
II continued in session until it closed T.
n day. covering a total period
ten months and twenty-six days. {
p this time the Senate w
lie in session 226 days and the House
N DAYS. There were introduced in t
E. House during this time IL ,25S bills al
a 263 joint resolutions, on which o.
a. 5000 reports were made, being sevel
* thousand more bills and over 8 tho
sand more reports than were made
e. the Forty-eighth Congress, which
IN in its term beaten the record.
ne In the Senate there were introduC
n, 8 1877 bills and I1S joint resolutions,
s. which .99S written reports were ma
being upwards of 500 more bills, a
n. over 400 more reports than the For
ed eighth Congress.
to The total number of laws enaci
IS was approximately 1891, of VIII
.O53 originated in the House and
he in the Senate. Two hundred q
on sixty-four of these became laws by